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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b>NOTE 9. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Accounting standards require the recording of liabilities for all legal obligations associated
with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the normal operation of those assets.
For Entergy, substantially all of its asset retirement obligations consist of its liability for
decommissioning its nuclear power plants. In addition, an insignificant amount of removal costs
associated with non-nuclear power plants is also included in the decommissioning line item on the
balance sheets.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     These liabilities are recorded at their fair values (which are the present values of the
estimated future cash outflows) in the period in which they are incurred, with an accompanying
addition to the recorded cost of the long-lived asset. The asset retirement obligation is accreted
each year through a charge to expense, to reflect the time value of money for this present value
obligation. The accretion will continue through the completion of the asset retirement activity.
The amounts added to the carrying amounts of the long-lived assets will be depreciated over the
useful lives of the assets. The application of accounting standards related to asset retirement
obligations is earnings neutral to the rate-regulated business of the Registrant Subsidiaries.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In accordance with ratemaking treatment and as required by regulatory accounting standards,
the depreciation provisions for the Registrant Subsidiaries include a component for removal costs
that are not asset
retirement obligations under accounting standards. In accordance with regulatory accounting
principles, the Registrant Subsidiaries have recorded regulatory assets (liabilities) in the
following amounts to reflect their estimates of the difference between estimated incurred removal
costs and estimated removal costs recovered in rates:
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<div align="center">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($24.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($7.3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($24.9</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($7.5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($52.9</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($21.7</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">46.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">44.5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">15.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">15.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">System Energy
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">13.9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The cumulative decommissioning and retirement cost liabilities and expenses recorded in 2010
by Entergy were as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="40%"> </td>
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<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Liabilities as</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Change in</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Liabilities as</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>of December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Cash Flow</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>of December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Accretion</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Estimate</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Spending</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="18">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Utility:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">566.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">35.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">602.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">321.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">18.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">339.9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">298.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">23.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">321.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">System Energy
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">421.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">31.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">452.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Wholesale Commodities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,320.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">107.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"></td>
<td align="right">($8.2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,420.0</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The cumulative decommissioning and retirement cost liabilities and expenses recorded in 2009
by Entergy were as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="40%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Liabilities as</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Change in</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Liabilities as</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>of December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Cash Flow</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>of December 31,</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Accretion</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Estimate</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Spending</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" colspan="18">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Utility:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">540.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">34.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($8.9</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">566.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">222.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">19.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">78.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">321.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">276.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">21.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">298.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">5.1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Texas
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">0.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">System Energy
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">396.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">29.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($4.2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">421.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Wholesale Commodities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,229.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">99.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">($8.6</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,320.6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Entergy periodically reviews and updates estimated decommissioning costs. The actual
decommissioning costs may vary from the estimates because of regulatory requirements, changes in
technology, and increased costs of labor, materials, and equipment. As described below, during
2009 Entergy updated decommissioning cost estimates for certain nuclear power plants. There were
no updates to decommissioning cost estimates for 2010.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the first quarter 2009, Entergy Arkansas recorded a revision to its estimated
decommissioning cost liabilities for ANO 1 and 2 as a result of a revised decommissioning cost
study. The revised estimates resulted in an $8.9 million reduction in its decommissioning
liability, along with a corresponding reduction in the related regulatory asset.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the second quarter 2009, System Energy recorded a revision to its estimated decommissioning
cost liabilities for Grand Gulf as a result of a revised decommissioning cost study. The revised
estimate resulted in a $4.2 million reduction in its decommissioning liability, along with a
corresponding reduction in the related regulatory asset.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the fourth quarter 2009, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana recorded a revision to its estimated
decommissioning cost liabilities for River Bend as a result of a revised decommissioning cost
study. The revised estimate resulted in a $78.7 million increase in its decommissioning liability,
along with a corresponding increase in the related asset retirement obligation asset that will be
depreciated over the remaining life of the units.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     For the Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick plants purchased in 2000, NYPA retained the
decommissioning trusts and the decommissioning liability. NYPA and Entergy subsidiaries executed
decommissioning agreements, which specify their decommissioning obligations. NYPA has the right to
require the Entergy subsidiaries to assume the decommissioning liability provided that it assigns
the corresponding decommissioning trust, up to a specified level, to the Entergy subsidiaries. If
the decommissioning liability is retained by NYPA, the Entergy subsidiaries will perform the
decommissioning of the plants at a price equal to the lesser of a pre-specified level or the amount
in the decommissioning trusts. Entergy recorded an asset representing its estimate of the present
value of the difference between the stipulated contract amount for decommissioning the plants less
the decommissioning cost estimated in an independent decommissioning cost study. The asset is
increased by monthly accretion based on the applicable discount rate necessary to ultimately
provide for the estimated future value of the decommissioning contract. The monthly accretion is
recorded as interest income.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Entergy maintains decommissioning trust funds that are committed to meeting the costs of
decommissioning the nuclear power plants. The fair values of the decommissioning trust funds and
the related asset retirement obligation regulatory assets of Entergy as of December 31, 2010 are as
follows:
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<td width="76%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Decommissioning</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Regulatory</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Trust Fair Values</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Asset</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Utility:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">ANO 1 and ANO 2
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">520.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">161.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">River Bend
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">393.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">10.9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Waterford 3
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">240.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">104.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Grand Gulf
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">387.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">98.3</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Wholesale Commodities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2,052.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The fair values of the decommissioning trust funds and the related asset retirement obligation
regulatory assets of Entergy as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:
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<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Decommissioning</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Regulatory</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Trust Fair Values</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Asset</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Millions)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Utility:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">ANO 1 and ANO 2
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">440.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">173.7</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">River Bend
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">349.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11.0</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Waterford 3
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">209.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">91.0</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Grand Gulf
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">327.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">97.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Wholesale Commodities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1,885.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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